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Ridley Scott, director of "Alien" and "Blade Runner," returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

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David Thomson

Prometheus is scary only in the sum of instincts and talent for movie-making that have been lost.

David Denby

The movie may be a scare show that leaves many questions unanswered, but Scott's craft earns an exhausted kind of respect.

Richard Roeper

Brilliant. Epic. Haunting. Grotesque. Great.

Joshua Rothkopf

The setup is familiar-the mysterious planet, the slick tunnels, the shocking bodily violation, the broken quarantine, etc. So why is there a gaping hole where the dread should be?

David Edelstein

Prometheus tells a much bigger story and does it well, but it's missing what matters most. It's inorganic.

Rick Groen

There's definite mastery here, but it's hardly a masterpiece.

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David Thomson

Prometheus is scary only in the sum of instincts and talent for movie-making that have been lost.

Brilliant film There are a whole liot of negative reviews for the movie from a lot of people who have probably never seen or don't appreciate the original alien films. I have been waiting for a very long time for Prometheus. It was perfect. Ridley and co did an amazing job. The best scifi film I have seen in a VERY long time must buy on bluray with director's cut asap.

Atrocious Perhaps this is more easily watched as a fan of the franchise; I'm not particularly knowledgeable about the series in general. Ridiculous caricatures ping pong from one stupid and unbelievable action to the next in a film where Ridley Scott replaced plot with symbolism. Does it make sense? Doesn't matter! It's layered with subtext! You don't get to have subtext unless your text isn't stupid. This movie only works as satire, and in that case I'd give it 3 stars.

Pretty good movie For the people who say the movie left a lot of questions unanswered, you just weren't paying attention. Wasn't the best movie I've seen, but it was still pretty good. Very good addition to the Alien story

Visually stunning I enjoy this movie immensely for so many reasons, many of which are due to features of the movie which I do not believe were intended by its creators. I think that the movie was fatally flawed by its production process, which I learned about from comicbookgirl19 on YouTube. Yet I love this movie because its mystery is highly stimulating. I do not want to understand or know the answers its characters were striving for. This movie is a severed sentence. It's a Lovecraftian adventure where the end result is the revelation of nothing save the fact that we humans cannot and will not ever fathom the immensity of the cosmos and the terrors which lie in in the dark corners of space and our even darker collective past.

Not a prequel eh? Just a little detail I picked up on. The story itself takes place on the same little planet they landed on in the first alien. If you watch the screen in the beginning detailing the planet, it's the same. The ship that crashed? No, that wasn't the derelict ship. But paying attention to the film they specifically said that there were maybe hundreds of those ships on the planet. Plot holes? More like simply unanswered questions. I enjoy that Ridley said it wasn't a prequel, but that just doesn't see plausible. Too many things tying together. I loved the movie as a huge buff of the movies and the books and eagerly await the next installment in the series. ^_^ Enjoy yourselves!

Good movie. Robert, ur remark was very out of place. I'm suprised how quick u are to judge someone's intelligence based on whether they like the movie or not. Also, have u read ur statement after typing it? That's rhetorical, of course u haven't. By the way, YALL, good movie. Lol

This was one of the biggest disappointments in cinema, in my opinion. The plot was paper-thin and filled with holes. The characters were 2D, and all kind of idiots. The "scientists" in the film were a slap in the face to anyone who understands the step-by-step process engaged in even in the most amateur of scientific endeavors. The first few minutes were extraordinary, then the film plummets downhill fast. Huge potential, huge disappointment.

Not Bad First off the effects were great. Secondly for everyone talking about its alien connection, the only time Alien appears in this movie is in a mural otherwise there is no "Alien". For everyone who is upset by that fact (myself included) this is not Ridley Scotts fault. He wanted alien in there but 20th century fox demanded he remove all Alien ties so blame them. Otherwise is was very interesting and the unanswered questions simply leave room for speculation. Overall worth watching.

One of the Great Sci-fi movies ever made I find it amusing that people would give this classic 1 star or say it sucked. The story is drawn on thousands of years of myth and legend created by our ancestors. You idiots were looking for a movie that fed you everything in an age of fb and twitter. The movie is really more about time travel vs aliens killing humans. You want that type of garbage go watch this movies predecessors. Plot holes? Are you joking? "How was Shaw able to run after surgery" she stabbed herself with a shot. Watch it again!

Worth watching? No. Special effects ranged from great to fair and the story had long periods where if you went to the kitchen and made some coffee you wouldn't have missed anything. Too many of the typical Hollywood clichés such as stick your hand out to an unknown alien life form, stand and stare at something deadly right in front of you and run straight down the path of falling objects. Way too predictable. The worst of the Alien series no doubt. I really expected better.

If I could give it no stars, I would. No, you know what? -5!!!!!!! This movie was a disgrace to the Alien quad trilogy. I heard they were supposed to make another one. You don't see a Xenomorph until the very end of the movie. And the alien looked stupid. The only good thing about the movie is that I know how the Face huggers lay the embryo in the chest. Otherwise, DO NOT WATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Movie made no sense. The first guy populated the Earth by disintegrating his DNA. Then they find one surviving Alien on a ship who wants to go back all these years later and destroy what he made. Yet we were advanced enough to crash into his ship. He has no communication with his own kind. This is probably the worst movie I ever saw because if it had a good plot and proper explanations to simple things it could have been good. I think Ridly Scott was on Acid or Angel dust. I also bet he never watched the final product!

Great Effects... That's about it. Character development, behavior/reactions, dialog, acting, plot in general... All seemed lack luster at best and too many gaps to maintain coherency. Poorly done in almost ever aspect except the scenery, soundboard, and actual filming. Editors probably did their best with what they were given, poor crew.

Looks good, sounds bad This is one of those movies that the trailer was better than the movie. The visuals were stunning. The plot, characters, and storyline for were sub par at best. They took the best scenes from the earlier movies, strung them together. Added nothing new, that was good, and called it a day.

Excellently cast and thrilling to watch. Science fiction and action at their best. This introduction to the alien universe left me wanting more and excited about the remaining story and the implications of what is to come. A lot is left unsaid as from the get go things seem to be going from bad to worse in the classic "what can go wrong next" theme.

Excitement I love this movie and did not expect it to be tied into The Alien Movies but it was a great surprise to me. The plot was Good. It only left 2 unanswered questions for me. 1: Why did they create us only to want to destroy us ? 2 : How did Alien species get off that planet ? I guess that's what sequels are made for people. They should also make a movie that shows how the predator species found the Alien species and why The Predator Species never came across the Alpha Humans species or did they ?

Not a true prequel to Alien For people thinking this is a true prequel to the Alien franchise you are mistaken. Alien takes place on LV-426 while this movie is set on LV-223. Overall its an amazing horror scifi. It'll keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what is going to happen next. This is one of the best movies since Avatar in my opinion. If you don't watch Prometheus you'll be missing out on an amazing movie

Scott at his best. Ridley Scott made us wait a long time until he helmed another film of the Alien universe. The wait was well worth it. Spectacular effects and excellent tie in to the original Alien storyline makes this film one of the best science fiction films of all time.

Simply a vehicle for creature designs If plot and production budget in the service of the creature dept is your thing, watch. Good execution overall but the base story concept sucks. Also what is up with Hollywood linking SciFi and horror in every SciFi flick? I mean OK where appropriate, and maybe nowhere better for this than alien, but let's have more alien 2 please? When horror design and creature design obfuscate if this is an independent storyline or not then you have a problem. For example us alien fans waited the whole movie for our alien to appear, in vain. One is left with the impression that using the existing alien species would have given the creature dept nothing to do.

Too many plot holes This movie's plot has more holes than a block of swiss cheese after a firefight. Too many unexplained events, characters with unexplained motives, and the plot itself doesn't know what it wants to be. But it looks pretty and has some nice sequences. Overall, I'd give it a C-.

This is pretty good. Great movie with a lot of intense stuff. Visuals were great and I can't wait to see where it leads to next. I would have enjoyed it more of some of moron didn't SPOIL it in their "review". Thanks, idiot.

Watch this Movie! amazing animated picture, is a Unique Point of view On our origins, When one of the Crew becomes pregnant and gives birth to an alien, I Squealed with a Combination of disgust, excitement, and Curious anticipation. if You posted a one Star review Your either Crazy or Wouldn't Know a good movie if it told you so while Smacking You in the for head.

Confusing this first time. But... But this movie is a very good sci-fi movie! Don't watch it looking for all the answers because you won't find them all, only some. Instead try and make sense of it yourself! The second time watching it I understood so much more and you can really focus on a lot of the smaller easy to miss details. When you watch it, watch it and trying to figure what happened for yourself, don't expect the answers given to you. All in all this was a great movie, with a bad actor or two. Can't wait for the second one! Edit: There is not ultimate answer to why they wanted to kill the humans, not yet anyways!

"Big things, have small beginnings..." This movie is good. I enjoyed watching Prometheus when it first came out. I remember at the end of the movie people clapped and as many got up from their seats people were frightened back into them I will not go into detail as to why that was. I just want you to know I am going to enjoy watching it again and I know that I'll will be ready to laugh or scream in terror.

Prometheus To all die-hard Alien fans, understand this. The Alien universe is too big for this movie & its sequels to handle. Buy the original paperback book on Alien, to further understand just how deep thee Alien universe really is....... & Jus how these Aliens & Predators relate to Mankind & our existence in the universe. PLEASE BE OPEN MINDED. EXCELLENT MOVIE PERIOD....!!! :-)

By all accounts, a terrible movie Brilliant special effects cannot shroud this terribly written movie. The plot lines are as implausible as they are poorly scripted. The dialog is just embarrassing. There was a kernel of an idea here, but the lack of time that went into fleshing it out is painfully evident. Pure drivel. Spend your time elsewhere.

Very poor and disappointing Alien prequel. Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, Alien and even his 1984 themed Apple commercial were marks of his genius. Prometheus however, comes more than thirty years removed from Alien's cinematic brilliance. It is a moronic travesty and one of the worst 'sequels' of all time. It starts well, but quickly devolves into a nonsensical series of character kill offs and Michael Bay-style pyrotechnics. Scott's so-called 'surprise ending' was actually a sad last nail in the coffin of this slow motion train wreck.

Great Sci-Fi Horror Flick Great visual effects, good acting, pretty good script and storyline. There were some plot arcs that were confusing, but I'm guessing there's some subculture of Aliens and Predator followers that are aware of the context of the movie. It can still very much be enjoyed by the lay viewer, though.

So close... I was really looking for to this movie coming out, but I did not follow all the hype or read about its origin. So the "Alien" tie in was unexpected for me and quite frankly I liked it! Visually this movie is stunning. The acting is good, but it feels like the characters are under developed in the beginning. It doesn't really give you a chance to connect with the characters. This really is my only gripe, and it's a fairly big one for me. I read someone's comment about how it had no action. In case they didn't notice the genre is Scifi, not action. Even to go one step further it would be scifi/horror, and again not scifi/action.

Horrendous I can never get my time back that I wasted on this awful movie. I hated every character except the android. But in the end that's not nearly enough to make up for the lack of plot, inane character behavior and pointless scenes.

Great graphics, but more questions than answers CAUTION: SPOILERS What was the black goo sweat/flowing out of the pods? It reminds me of the alien black goo from the X Files. Did it come to life from the black residue David found when he opened one of the four glass vials inside the pod he took? Why did he keep touching things after being told NOT to? Why did he poison Charlie with it? How did Charlie then impregnate Shaw with what appeared to be a squid/cuttlefish that apparently gestated in a just 24h? How was Shaw able to run away after giving herself a robot-assisted abortion? What awoke the black slime, was it the landing party and formation of an earth-like atmosphere inside the structure? Or was it David's continuing to touch and activate/unlock things? Why was David able to continue"living" after the engineer pulled his head off and whacked Weyland with it? Why did the engineer punch Ford in her boob? What was up with the ghost engineers still "playing", and how did one get beheaded? There was a door, but what caused it to close, & why were they running; they were DEAD! How was Janek able to hit & destroy the alien ship, it had no shields? Both aliens survived the crash how? Vickers ran in the ship's path, crushed; why?

Dumb movie Movie makes no sense. It's a religious propaganda against science, and against finding the truth about our origins. Scientists get to another planet and discover SO MUCH, but somehow feel depressed about knowing the answer, even though they have only uncovered the tip of the iceberg. None of the characters made sense, they all acted exactly opposite of what one would expect. The plot is just as idiotic as well. This movie really is an insult to intelligence, and is only good for mindless space horror.

Half star Ridiculous. Though actually I ink I'm too harsh. I think I shouldn't say it's half star. The problem with this movie is the fact that they are trying to sell it as a prequel to aliens. Save yourself. If u do want to,see aliens, just buy them and enjoy. This movie should have been sold as a sequel to Idiocracy. Check it out - a crew goes on to investigate and the guy who's in charge of finding the way gets lost; instead of sending a robot to investigate the go themselves; they take off defensive helmets on unknown planet; they almost kiss some biological forms (which is actually oiled sand under magnetic field). The super human super smart ancestor runs into its own creation and gets killed. And so on and so forth. Bottom line - if u like good old "Scary movie", "American pie" and other comedies - this movie is ur choice, but please, those who actually liked The Alien and Aliens, those who are fascinated by Star Track - just wait, the moment is not there yet...

Boring. Unrealistic. I didn't feel like the plot was viable. Just another badly done horror film. The effects are good quality, and the acting is great, but that doesn't add up to a great film. Plus, it emphasizes Christianity. I don't know why movies can't stay secular.

Meh Pseudo science hippie talk and characters behaving in completely unbelievable ways are just a taste of what to expect. The lead heroine (supposedly a very intelligent archaeologist) seems mildly retarded. No one is likable, and all are barely tolerable, except Fassbender, who stands out amongst the cast. As for special fx: if you thought Avatar was realistic, you'll like this. But, if you aren't easily fooled by CGI "rubber people," don't excpect to be wowed.

Excellent but... I totally understand why some people didn't like this movie. I get the feeling/hope a great deal was not shared with us because he plans to do some flashback storytelling with the sequels. This led some to critique plot holes. As it stands I feel like their is room for debate regarding some open ended plot points. Also questionable character moments. However the story is something special. Something potentially even unique if the sequels do what I hope they can. See it with an open mind. It's pretty awesome

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